lead ore
Dense metallic mineral
Lead ore is rock containing enough lead to make extraction worthwhile.
Galena, a lead sulfide mineral, is the most common and important lead ore.
Lead ores are mined and smelted to produce the dense, soft metal used in batteries, radiation shielding, and formerly in pipes and paint: The region's lead ore deposits drove its early industrial development.
- galenaSulfide ore of lead
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- blast furnaceOre-to-metal converter
- veinVessel toward heart
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
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material composition
lead oresilver ore
Unprocessed precious metal rock
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